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John Goodman

Actor, also producer · Born June 20, 1952 (74) · Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Primetime Emmy winner · Golden Globe winner · Screen Actors Guild Award winner

John Stephen Goodman (born June 20, 1952) is an American actor. He rose to prominence in television before becoming an acclaimed and popular film actor. Goodman has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Vanity Fair has called him "among our very finest actors". Goodman is known for his collaborations with the Coen brothers, appearing in films such as Raising Arizona (1987), Barton Fink (1991), The Big Lebowski (1998), and O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013). He took leading roles in King Ralph (1991), The Babe (1992), Matinee (1993), The Flintstones (1994), and 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) as well as supporting roles in Revenge of the Nerds (1984), True Stories (1986),  Bringing Out the Dead (1999), Evan Almighty (2007), Speed Racer (2008), The Artist (2011), Flight (2012), Argo (2012), and Atomic Blonde (2017). He voiced roles in The Emperor's New Groove franchise (2000–2008), the Monsters, Inc. franchise (2001–present), Bee Movie (2007) and Smurfs (2025). On television, Goodman gained recognition playing the family patriarch Dan Conner in the ABC comedy series Roseanne (1988–1997; 2018), and The Conners (2018–2025). Goodman has played an English professor in the drama series Treme (2010–2011), a military contractor in the legal drama series Damages (2011), a Republican senator in the political satire Alpha House (2013–2014), and a televangelist in the comedy series The Righteous Gemstones (2019–2025). He also guest-starred in The West Wing (2003–2004), Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006), and Community (2011–2012), and is a member of the Five Timers Club, having hosted Saturday Night Live 13 times from 1989 to 2013.  Goodman started his career at The Public Theatre acting in numerous productions including Henry IV, Part 1 (1981), The Skin of Our Teeth (1998), and The Seagull (2001). He made his Broadway debut in Big River (1985), for which Goodman received a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical nomination. He returned to Broadway in revivals of the Samuel Beckett play Waiting for Godot (2009), and the newspaper comedy The Front Page (2016). Goodman made his West End debut in a revival of David Mamet's American Buffalo (2015). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Goodman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
June 20, 1952 (74)
From
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
136 on MovieCove · 171 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 11% in 30 days

What are John Goodman's films like?

Across their 108 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy33 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Drama14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Documentary9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Biography8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Self
21%
Morality
16%
Society
12%
Survival
10%
Power
9%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds26 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship20 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity23 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice15 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love13 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity13 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth12 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition13 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 99 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 52 · Serious 18 · Dark 29

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 39 · Stylized 36 · Heightened 24

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 34 · Charged 36 · Intense 29

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 44 · Shifting 43 · Whiplash 12

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 28 · Some laughs 40 · Funny 31

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 35 · Even-paced 52 · Relentless 12

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 54 · Engaged 36 · Full focus 9

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 53 · Affecting 22 · Heavy 24

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 74 · Open-ended 19 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

74 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 17 of 74 analyzed roles.

Ally
17 of 74
Shadow
15 of 74
Mentor
12 of 74
Hero
10 of 74
Threshold guardian
8 of 74
Trickster
7 of 74
Herald
3 of 74
Shapeshifter
2 of 74
Show the 74 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
42
Warm
43
Joyful
35
Melancholic
36
Absurd
29
Other
109

How their films linger

Feel-good43 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet38 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful33 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 14 with a twist

  • Happy45
  • Bittersweet41
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous12
  • Cyclical4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch John Goodman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 85 of their 136 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (24).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Goodman's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

171 credits, 136 with a MovieCove page; 42 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Skeletons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • Digger(2026)

    as President Compson

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Chili Finger(2026)

    Executive Producer · as Blake Jr.

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Monsters Funday Football (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Sulley (Voice)

  • A Holiday Short: Best Christmas Ever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Doodle (voice)

  • Smurfs(2025)

    as Papa Smurf (voice)

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain(2023)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Monarch: Legacy of Monsters(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill Randa · as Bill Randa (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Take Me to the River: New Orleans(2022)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Freak Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 22 episodes · as Fat Freddy Freekowtski (voice)

  • Monsters at Work(2021)

    Show 18 episodes · as Sulley (voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Easy Does It(2019)

    as "Catfish" Crawford (voice)

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Righteous Gemstones(2019)

    Show 36 episodes · as Eli Gemstone

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Captive State(2019)

    as William Mulligan

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Real Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Louis Fyne

  • The Conners(2018)

    Show 112 episodes · as Dan Conner

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Black Earth Rising(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · as Michael Ennis

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Atomic Blonde(2017)

    as Emmett Kurzfeld

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets(2017)

    as Igon Siruss (voice)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Transformers: The Last Knight(2017)

    as Hound (voice)

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time in Venice(2017)

    as Dave Phillips

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Kong: Skull Island(2017)

    as Bill Randa

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Bunyan and Babe(2017)

    as Paul Bunyan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • New Orleans: The First 300 Years(2017)

    as Narrator

  • Patriots Day(2016)

    as Commisioner Ed Davis

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Ratchet & Clank(2016)

    as Grimroth (voice)

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • 10 Cloverfield Lane(2016)

    as Howard

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Love the Coopers(2015)

    as Sam Cooper

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Trumbo(2015)

    as Frank King

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle(2015)

    as Hal Houston (voice)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Gambler(2014)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Transformers: Age of Extinction(2014)

    as Hound (voice)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Party Central(2013)

    as Sullivan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Monuments Men(2014)

    as Sgt. Walter Garfield

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Inside Llewyn Davis(2013)

    as Roland Turner

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Book of Manning(2013)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Monsters University(2013)

    as Sullivan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Internship(2013)

    as Sammy Boscoe (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Hangover Part III(2013)

    as Marshall

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Alpha House(2013)

    Show 21 episodes · as Senator Gil John Biggs

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Dancing on the Edge(2013)

    Show 5 episodes · as Masterson

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Great Bear Stakeout(2013)

    Show as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • All Star Bowling Trick Shots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • It's a SpongeBob Christmas! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Santa Claus

  • Argo(2012)

    as John Chambers

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Trouble with the Curve(2012)

    as Pete Klein

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Campaign(2012)

    as Congressman Scott Talley (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • ParaNorman(2012)

    as Mr. Prenderghast (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Drunkboat(2010)

    as Mr. Fletcher

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Flight(2012)

    as Harling Mays

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(2012)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close(2011)

    as Stan the Doorman

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Artist(2011)

    as Al Zimmer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Ole War Skule: The Story of Saturday Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Narrator

  • Red State(2011)

    as Joseph Keenan

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • You Don't Know Jack(2010)

    as Neal Nicol

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Best Food Ever(2010)

    Show 6 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Treme(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · as Creighton Bernette

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Princess and the Frog(2009)

    as "Big Daddy" La Bouff (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Beyond All Boundaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Capt. Edwin Simmons

  • Alabama Moon(2009)

    as Mr. Wellington

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Pope Joan(2009)

    as Pope Sergius II.

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Community(2009)

    Show 6 episodes · as Vice Dean Laybourne

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • In the Electric Mist(2009)

    as Julie 'Baby Feet' Balboni

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Confessions of a Shopaholic(2009)

    as Graham Bloomwood

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Girls Gone Gangsta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Mortimer J Hamm

  • Fats Domino: Walkin' Back to New Orleans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Gigantic(2008)

    as Happy's Father

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Speed Racer(2008)

    as Pops

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family(2008)

    as Pops Racer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Bee Movie(2007)

    as Layton T. Montgomery (voice)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Death Sentence(2007)

    as Bones Darley

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Pixar Story(2007)

    as James 'Sulley' Sullivan (voice) (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Damages(2007)

    Show 10 episodes · as Howard Erickson

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Evan Almighty(2007)

    as Congressman Long

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Year Without a Santa Claus(2006)

    as Santa Claus

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Judge Robert Bebe

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Cars(2006)

    as Sullivan Truck (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Tales of the Rat Fink(2006)

    as Ed Roth (voice)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Emperor's New School(2006)

    Show 57 episodes · as Pacha (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School(2005)

    as Steve Mills

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Kronk's New Groove(2005)

    as Pacha (voice)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Sea(2004)

    as Steve Blauner

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Center of the Universe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 10 episodes · as John Barnett

  • Father of the Pride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 13 episodes · as Larry (voice)

  • Clifford's Really Big Movie(2004)

    as George Wolfsbottom (voice)

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Freshman Orientation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Rodney

  • Masked and Anonymous(2003)

    as Uncle Sweetheart

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Jungle Book 2(2003)

    as Baloo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Dirty Deeds(2002)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Mike's New Car(2002)

    as Sulley (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Storytelling(2001)

    as Marty Livingston

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Monsters, Inc.(2001)

    as Sullivan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • My First Mister(2001)

    as Benjamin

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • When Dinosaurs Roamed America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Narrator

  • On the Edge(2001)

    as The Dean (segment "Happy Birthday")

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • One Night at McCool's(2001)

    as Detective Dehling

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Emperor's New Groove(2000)

    as Pacha (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Normal, Ohio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 12 episodes · as William "Butch" Gamble

  • Ed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Big Rudy

  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?(2000)

    as Big Dan Teague

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Coyote Ugly(2000)

    as Bill

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle(2000)

    as Oklahoma Cop

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Pigs Next Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 13 episodes · as Phil (voice)

  • What Planet Are You From?(2000)

    as Roland Jones

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Bringing Out the Dead(1999)

    as Larry Verber

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Now and Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael Wiseman

  • The West Wing(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · as Glenallen Walken

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Runner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Deepthroat

  • SpongeBob SquarePants(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Santa Claus (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Jack Bull(1999)

    as Judge Tolliver

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Futurama(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Robot Santa Claus (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie(1998)

    as Santa Claus (voice)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Real Macaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Mac (voice)

  • Dirty Work(1998)

    as Mayor Adrian Riggins (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Big Lebowski(1998)

    as Walter Sobchak

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Blues Brothers 2000(1998)

    as Mighty Mack McTeer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Fallen(1998)

    as Jonesy

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Borrowers(1997)

    as Ocious P. Potter

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Soul Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 25 episodes · as Capt. Stan Hamel

  • King of the Hill(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Tommy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Mother Night(1996)

    as Major Frank Wirtanen

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Saturday Night Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Pie in the Sky(1995)

    as Alan Davenport

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Ruby Wax Meets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Streetcar Named Desire(1995)

    as Harold 'Mitch' Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long(1995)

    Producer · as Huey P. Long, Jr.

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Downwardly Mobile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

  • The Flintstones(1994)

    as Fred Flintstone

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!(1994)

    as Tough Guy Helpline Operator

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Hudsucker Proxy(1994)

    as Newsreel Announcer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story(1993)

    as Rex (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Grace Under Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Police Officer

  • Born Yesterday(1993)

    as Harry Brock

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Matinee(1993)

    as Lawrence Woolsey

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Frosty Returns(1993)

    as Frosty the Snowman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Jackie Thomas Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Dan Conner

  • The Babe(1992)

    as Babe Ruth

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Future Is Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Businessman

  • Barton Fink(1991)

    as Charlie Meadows

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • King Ralph(1991)

    as Ralph

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Arachnophobia(1990)

    as Delbert McClintock

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Stella(1990)

    as Ed Munn

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Grand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Red

  • Always(1989)

    as Al Yackey

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Meathook (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Sea of Love(1989)

    as Sherman

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Everybody's All-American(1988)

    as Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Roseanne(1988)

    Show 231 episodes · as Dan Conner

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Punchline(1988)

    as John Krytsick

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Wrong Guys(1988)

    as Duke Earle

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Cowboy singer ("Wild Wild Life")

  • Murder Ordained(1987)

    as Hugh Rayburn

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Murder Ordained (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hugh Rayburn

  • Burglar(1987)

    as Detective Nyswander

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Raising Arizona(1987)

    as Gale

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Big Easy(1986)

    as Andre DeSoto

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • True Stories(1986)

    as Louis Fyne

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Sweet Dreams(1985)

    as Otis

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Equalizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Harold Winter

  • Moonlighting(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Donald Chase

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • C.H.U.D.(1984)

    as Cop in Diner

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Revenge of the Nerds(1984)

    as Coach Harris

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Maria's Lovers(1984)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Heart of Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Raymond Bohupinsky

  • The Survivors(1983)

    as Commando

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Eddie Macon's Run(1983)

    as Mr. Hebert

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Face of Rage(1983)

    as Fred

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Robber Bridegroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Townsperson

  • The Mystery of the Morro Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Telegraph Operator

  • Saturday Night Live(1975)

    Show 13 episodes · as Linda Tripp (uncredited) · as Linda Tripp (voice) (uncredited) · as Nathan Barnett (uncredited) · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · as Self - Host · as Self - Various Characters (uncredited) · as Self (uncredited) · as The Ghost of SNL Hosts Presents (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 169 titles, 168 of them dated from 1975 to 2026; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Monsters University (2013)

$744M worldwide

Highest rated

Monsters, Inc. (2001)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Digger (2026)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19752026

Peak 2013 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 69 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 4 more milestones
  • 2011Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· The Artist
  • 2012Screen Actors Guild Award win· Argo
  • 2015Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· Trumbo
  • 2018Career best· The Conners

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting169 of 169: 168 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thProducing1 of 169: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s26 · acting1990s39 · acting2000s47 · acting2010s45 · acting2020s10 · 10 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 12% of 91 roles
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Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy, a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award from 21 major nominations, 1989–2016.

WinNomination
  1. 2016
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  2. 2013
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  3. 2012
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  4. 2011
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
  5. 2010
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
  6. 2007
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
  7. 1996
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
  8. 1995
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Show 6 earlier years
  1. 1994
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
  2. 1993
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
  3. 1992
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
  4. 1991
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
  5. 1990
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
  6. 1989
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do John Goodman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of the 113 of 114 with a score; across their 99 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 99

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 99

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 99

Midcredits score across 135 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up46
  • 50th to 74th33
  • 25th to 49th37
  • Below 25th19

Shape of the crowd

58 of their 135 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved19
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser58
  • Broadly Agreed18
  • Mixed35

Most divisive · actor

Easy Does It (2019)

95th percentile spread · 52% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Monsters, Inc. (2001)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 90 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is John Goodman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 58 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore48 titles15–80 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity58 titles10–68 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity50 titles11–86 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs47 titles11–63 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense48 titles14–74 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does John Goodman work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Goodman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ethan Coen shares the most, 5.

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Writers

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Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles